Colour

#2A143D

#2A143D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2A143D is a violet with RGB values 42, 20, 61 and HSL 272°, 51%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#2A143D

RGBrgb(42, 20, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0784, 0.2392

RGB percentages16.5%, 7.8%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(272.2, 50.6%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.2, 67.2%, 23.9%)

CMYK31.1%, 67.2%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,693

CSS custom property--colour: #2A143D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.59:1

Contrast with white16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#D5EBC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#041E3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0D1F3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#271C26no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.9 Black · ΔE 32.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.2 Dim grey · ΔE 44.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#273D14

Analogous#16143D, #3D143B

Triadic#3D2A14, #143D2A

Split complementary#3C3D14, #143D15

Tetradic#3D1514, #273D14, #143B3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9356C7

Lighter +30%#793AB0

Lighter +20%#5F2D8A

Lighter +10%#442163

Darker −10%#100717

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B0A47

Less saturated −25%#291E33

Channel breakdown

R42

G20

B61

Red42 (16.5%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue272.2°

Saturation (HSL)50.62%

Lightness15.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 14 · B 3D

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